Bosses cut machinery out (8)
I believe the answer is:
chairmen
'bosses' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'cut machinery out' is the wordplay.
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'machinery' with its final letter taken away is 'machiner'.
'machiner' anagrammed gives 'CHAIRMEN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chairmen that I've seen before include "Meeting heads" , "Meeting leaders" .)